How About an Energy Efficient Garage? - Home Energy Pros2015-03-03T20:23:36Zhttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/forum/topics/how-about-an-energy-efficient-garage?xg_source=activity&id=6069565%3ATopic%3A60731&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAll I can say is that Ive nev…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2011-10-02:6069565:Comment:611812011-10-02T22:42:19.562ZBrian Knighthttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/BrianKnight
<p>All I can say is that Ive never seen any credible third party giving value to using PV to power attic vent fans. Lighting is entirely different. Iam not sure how you could tie your garage door business to a PV installation business..</p>
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<p>The most cost-effective way to make household footprint where the garage is more energy efficient is to focus on the building envelope and bring the ducts into the conditioned space. The healthiest thing you can do is separate the building…</p>
<p>All I can say is that Ive never seen any credible third party giving value to using PV to power attic vent fans. Lighting is entirely different. Iam not sure how you could tie your garage door business to a PV installation business..</p>
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<p>The most cost-effective way to make household footprint where the garage is more energy efficient is to focus on the building envelope and bring the ducts into the conditioned space. The healthiest thing you can do is separate the building envelope from the garage space. I would tend to think there would be more business opportunity in this area ... CO2 detection connected or working with motion sensor to power fans to vent the garage air. </p> @Hal: Thanks for introducing…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2011-10-02:6069565:Comment:609992011-10-02T21:31:06.589ZMenihttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/Meni
@Hal: Thanks for introducing this solution into this discussion thread. So far I have only seen this coating to be a potential add-on to a garage.
@Hal: Thanks for introducing this solution into this discussion thread. So far I have only seen this coating to be a potential add-on to a garage. @Hal: Thanks for introducing…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2011-10-02:6069565:Comment:611802011-10-02T21:31:03.893ZMenihttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/Meni
@Hal: Thanks for introducing this solution into this discussion thread. So far I have only seen this coating to be a potential add-on to a garage.
@Hal: Thanks for introducing this solution into this discussion thread. So far I have only seen this coating to be a potential add-on to a garage. @Brian: By Solar Device on th…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2011-10-02:6069565:Comment:614202011-10-02T21:29:24.279ZMenihttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/Meni
<p>@Brian: By Solar Device on the Roof I mean a solar cell panel which can power the fan, vent exhaust, lightning etc. For that matter, may be the lightning on the house exterior as well. My point is, how do we make the space altogether more useful in saving energy and ways to reduce energy footprint of the household where the garage is.</p>
<p>We at <a href="http://www.run-local-garage-door.com/" target="_blank">Run Local Garage Door Company</a> want to give more credibility to a Garage when…</p>
<p>@Brian: By Solar Device on the Roof I mean a solar cell panel which can power the fan, vent exhaust, lightning etc. For that matter, may be the lightning on the house exterior as well. My point is, how do we make the space altogether more useful in saving energy and ways to reduce energy footprint of the household where the garage is.</p>
<p>We at <a href="http://www.run-local-garage-door.com/" target="_blank">Run Local Garage Door Company</a> want to give more credibility to a Garage when it comes to energy tax credits...</p>
<p>Any thoughts on this?</p> Hi again Brian. I know exact…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2011-09-29:6069565:Comment:613452011-09-29T17:19:03.166ZHal Skinnerhttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/HalSkinner
<p>Hi again Brian. I know exactly what you are saying. Unfortunately for our industry, there has been a lot of bad products for many years that do not live up to their claims. That has given our industy a huge black eye, lot of snake oils out there.</p>
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<p>Very cloudy day when the military base pictures were taken. They got 2" of rain that weekend, ergo the plastic protecting our coating. </p>
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<p>As an example; the doors in the bottom picture at the beer plant in Vegas. …</p>
<p>Hi again Brian. I know exactly what you are saying. Unfortunately for our industry, there has been a lot of bad products for many years that do not live up to their claims. That has given our industy a huge black eye, lot of snake oils out there.</p>
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<p>Very cloudy day when the military base pictures were taken. They got 2" of rain that weekend, ergo the plastic protecting our coating. </p>
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<p>As an example; the doors in the bottom picture at the beer plant in Vegas. The doors would reach a temp of well over 200 degrees. Applied our coating and it then had a surface temp of 112 degrees on a 108 degree day. Very heavy gauge metal doors there.</p>
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<p>Our coating brings the ouside srface temp down to within 5 degrees of whatever the ambient air temperature is at the time. There are also many cases on our website to demonstrate how much heat it will retain when it is colder outside than it is inside the structure.</p>
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<p>I am adding a statement from a software engineer that got some of our coating and did several applications at his home. One of those was to the inside of his garage door to keep out heat.</p>
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<p> </p> I agree with venting the gara…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2011-09-29:6069565:Comment:611602011-09-29T16:40:10.823ZBrian Knighthttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/BrianKnight
<p>I agree with venting the garage. Just not with a solar powered attic fan.</p>
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<p>Hal, I would be careful with your energy saving performance claims of radiant barrier paint as Iam sure you know all too well. The only problem I have with above is "problem solved", not really a performance claim but highly questionable considering some of the surfaces in the pics are getting very little direct sunlight at all.</p>
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<p>Are you saying that your coating applied to the door of an…</p>
<p>I agree with venting the garage. Just not with a solar powered attic fan.</p>
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<p>Hal, I would be careful with your energy saving performance claims of radiant barrier paint as Iam sure you know all too well. The only problem I have with above is "problem solved", not really a performance claim but highly questionable considering some of the surfaces in the pics are getting very little direct sunlight at all.</p>
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<p>Are you saying that your coating applied to the door of an overheated garage will solve its overheating issues?</p> Hi again Brian,
If you have…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2011-09-29:6069565:Comment:611582011-09-29T15:32:33.234ZHal Skinnerhttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/HalSkinner
<p>Hi again Brian,</p>
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<p>If you have any questions on the roll uo insulared doors at the military base, the man in Marylad that supervised that project is a member of this website.</p>
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<p>Hi again Brian,</p>
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<p>If you have any questions on the roll uo insulared doors at the military base, the man in Marylad that supervised that project is a member of this website.</p>
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<p>Feel free to contact him also if you have any questions on that particular project. Gene is really busy right now but he will get back to you as soon as he can. Those two doors were coated just last Saturday with more applications to follow.</p> If it's a hot garage and it h…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2011-09-29:6069565:Comment:611562011-09-29T15:31:58.820ZJoseph Lamyhttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/JosephLamy
<p>If it's a hot garage and it happens to share an attic with the house, as is the common occurrence with attached garages in many post 80s homes around Baltimore, then you can bet the attic catches a pile of heat and holds all that heat and stresses all our systems up there with residual 'from the garage being closed up' heat from not venting/insulating garages. Venting the garage space seems the least expensive option. Venting the daylights out of the garage roof system seems to make sense…</p>
<p>If it's a hot garage and it happens to share an attic with the house, as is the common occurrence with attached garages in many post 80s homes around Baltimore, then you can bet the attic catches a pile of heat and holds all that heat and stresses all our systems up there with residual 'from the garage being closed up' heat from not venting/insulating garages. Venting the garage space seems the least expensive option. Venting the daylights out of the garage roof system seems to make sense in hot weather and little difference the rest of the year.</p>
<p>Summer strategy: Park it in the drive when arriving home in Summer until the road heat has dissipated. Give it an hour and pull it into the garage cool and there'll be five to ten degrees difference inside, more if it's insulated and relatively tight along with a more massive vehicle. Opposite in Winter.</p>
<p>Of all the rooms in my house, I miss the garage the most. The shower was nice, the wood-stove in the brick fireplace and oak floors was nice too, but that garage was a guy's playroom. It had projects there, projects on hold. Or waiting just for the weather to change a bit. The garage was the pre- and post-mud room. Tools and stuff lived there, their temporary home until they sprang into action when spring rains or fall colors drifted through, like so many projects du jour.</p> Hi Brian and welcome.
Yes i…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2011-09-29:6069565:Comment:612252011-09-29T14:41:43.834ZHal Skinnerhttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/HalSkinner
<p>Hi Brian and welcome.</p>
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<p>Yes it is an Energy Star 'Cool Roof' roof coating, Radiant Barrier Coating, that can also be used as paint.</p>
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<p>A thermal barrier that is extremely versatile.</p>
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<p>Hi Brian and welcome.</p>
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<p>Yes it is an Energy Star 'Cool Roof' roof coating, Radiant Barrier Coating, that can also be used as paint.</p>
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<p>Reflectivity .830</p>
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<p>A thermal barrier that is extremely versatile.</p>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ct-texas.com">www.ct-texas.com</a></p> Iam very new here so please e…tag:homeenergypros.lbl.gov,2011-09-29:6069565:Comment:612232011-09-29T14:16:55.622ZBrian Knighthttp://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/profile/BrianKnight
<p>Iam very new here so please excuse me. Important question really, very tricky, many variables. By "localized solar device on the roof" I hope you dont mean a solar powered attic fan because they are far from cost effective.</p>
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<p>Hal, is that a radiant barrier paint you are claiming to solve the energy problems of those garage doors?</p>
<p>Iam very new here so please excuse me. Important question really, very tricky, many variables. By "localized solar device on the roof" I hope you dont mean a solar powered attic fan because they are far from cost effective.</p>
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<p>Hal, is that a radiant barrier paint you are claiming to solve the energy problems of those garage doors?</p>